JPMORGAN Asset Management has expanded its global multi-asset group with the appointment of Mustaq Rahaman as convertible bond portfolio manager.

BUSINESSES in London have been challenged to help their staff start cycling to work.

Nearly half of workers claim they are suffering due to a colleague or friend's bad breath, research by HSA shows.

FLEXIBLE working will help reduce the number of days lost to sickness, the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety says.

A national network of pension "champions" has been launched to give workers more information on how they can save for their retirement.

WORRIES about the wholesale application of personal accounts raised by the Equal Opportunities Commission have been echoed by Age Concern.

EUROPE - bfinance managing director Thomas Ross has quit the quant driven investment consultancy to join asset management firm William Blair International.

SGAM Alternative Investments has closed its private equity eastern Europe fund at e156m (£105.9m).

JONES Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance, Derwent London and Primary Health Properties have signed up to Reita.org.

ALL companies should qualify for financial help from the government to deal with the £2bn cost of implementing personal accounts, according to the National Association of Pension Funds.